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When facing criminal charges, it helps to understand that you may have options for mounting a defense. Entrapment may very well prove to benefit your case. When an officer or someone acting at the behest of law enforcement encourages you to commit a crime, entrapment...

While law enforcement cannot force you to incriminate yourself in Pennsylvania, you may inadvertently do so when talking to an undercover officer or confidential police informant. In this case, can the prosecution use that information in a criminal case against you?...

When Pennsylvania residents are charged with a sex crime of any type, they likely feel like the whole world is against them. There is no denying that there is a public perception that accompanies sex crime charges against a person that isn’t there with other types of...

Accusations of criminal conduct do not immediately terminate individuals’ civil rights. Under the law, men and women who are charged with committing crimes are entitled to certain protections to ensure that they face fair and objective prosecution. Pennsylvanians who...

The government defines white-collar crime as crimes committed through deceit and motivated by personal and financial gain. They may involve deception and violate trust. The offenses need not involve a threat of physical force or violence.  White-collar crimes are not...

One of the more important rules governing consent in the state of Pennsylvania is the age of consent. Essentially, the age of consent is the age at which an individual can legally consent to any sort of sexual activity. While the age of majority is 18 across the...

The penalties for embezzlement in Pennsylvania depend on whether or not the crime is considered only at the state level or also includes the federal level. The form of financial fraud may be classified as a felony or only as a misdemeanor depending on the property...

Facing a serious fraud, embezzlement or other white collar crime charge can be scary enough without added challenge of out-of-state laws. Out-of-state criminal charges can lead to new hoops you may have to jump through as a suspect. If a state other than your home...

Should you be serving a Pennsylvania probation or parole and allegedly violate one or more of the conditions thereof, the court could return you to prison depending on what happens at your Gagon hearings. The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole explains that...

There are many forms of fraud, including identity theft, forgery, tax fraud, mail fraud and insurance fraud. In a 2017 sweep operation, the Pennsylvania attorney general charged 29 people with felonies based on instances of insurance fraud. In the state of...